Governor denies row
TANA River Governor Hussein Dado has refuted claims that he is in a border row with surrounding counties. Dado said he is in good relationship with Kilifi, Lamu, Garissa, Isiolo, Kitui and Taita Taveta...
View ArticleKilifi power blackout enters second day
MANY parts of the north coast region remained without electricity for the second day on Tuesday after floods affected the Kilifi substation. Kenya power energy transmission chief engineer Fanuel Tsuma...
View ArticleMombasa disaster team tackles floods
The 12-man Mombasa county Disaster Management Committee that was set up by governor Hassan Joho on Monday evening swung into action yesterday. The committee held an impromptu meeting at the county hall...
View ArticleUproar over Cabinet list
A section of dissatisfied clans in Garissa county have threatened to go to court to challenge the composition of newly unveiled cabinet. Speaking in Garissa yesterday, members from the Degodia...
View ArticlePolice hunt for kidnapper
Police in Mwingi are pursuing a man who assaulted his wife. The woman had divorced the husband who later kidnapped and assaulted her. Addressing the press yesterday Mwingi police boss Jonathan Wafula...
View ArticleBoost Bura hospital
Residents of Bura inTana River county have asked the government to intervene in the poor health care at the Bura Health Centre. It is alleged that patients at the medical centre are neglected, left in...
View ArticleFix Mwingi roads – MP
The Kenya highway authority has been asked to repair roads and bridges in Mwingi district. Speaking yesterday in Mwingi, Mwingi central MP Joe Mutambu said people should change their habit of acting...
View ArticlePetition witnesses in Meru terrified
Witnesses expected to appear in court in a petition challenging the election of Peter Munya as the Meru governor have expressed fear and claimed harassment from various people. The witnesses who were...
View ArticleKnut secretary and PTA chair query transfer of Isiolo Girls principal
Teachers and students of Isiolo Girls Secondary School yesterday found out that their principal has been demoted and secretly transferred. The school’s Parents’ Teachers Association chairman Halake...
View ArticleIsiolo governor to name committee
MORE than 20 candidates who were interviewed for the position of county executives in Isiolo will know their fate today. Isiolo governor Godana Doyo said the short-listing and the interviews was...
View ArticleEmbu man hangs self
A man hanged himself at Gakambura village in Kirigi, Embu North. The body of Charles Mwaniki, 46, was found dangling in his house by children who alerted their families. His elder brother John Njeru...
View ArticleMakueni reps mourn Mutula
Makueni representatives yesterday visited Senator Mutula Kilonzo's family in Gigiri. The County Assembly members were led by Speaker Stephen Ngelu. They however did not find Mutula’s wife Nduku Kilonzo...
View ArticleBishop Lawi backs Atwoli
Gema chairman Lawi Mathew has defended Cotu boss Francis Atwoli's stand on MPs salaries. He said there has to be agreement before the salaries of state officers are cut. Lawi asked wananchi to find...
View ArticleMuka Mukuu cash audit
More than 700 members of Muka Mukuu Co-operative Society in Kangundo want its accounts frozen ahead of their elections at the end of the month. In a letter to the Machakos co-operative commissioner,...
View ArticleWife of police chief wants child back
The estranged wife of Bungoma police boss Amos Chebii yesterday told an Embu court how he forcibly took away their baby 10 years ago and locked her up. A weeping Mary Jeruto said she found her husband...
View ArticleACCIDENT INVOLVING 12 VEHICLES AT THE MUSEUM
AN accident involving 12 cars and a motorbike at the National Museum caused a traffic snarl-up along Waiyaki way in Nairobi yesterday. Joseph Mbugua, a witness at the scene said the accident was caused...
View ArticleFree screening marks Asthma Day
Health Ministry officials yesterday marked World Asthma Day by offering free screening and testing to the public in Nairobi. Speaking at the Tom Mboya Statue in the Central Business District where the...
View ArticleWater services to be devolved in July
Director of Water Services Peter Mangiti has said water services should be devolved by July in accordance to the devolution process. He said governors will however be required to demonstrate their...
View ArticleChinese actress decries ivory trade
Visiting leading Chinese actress and UNEP's goodwill ambassador Li Bingbing has called on consumers of wildlife products to stop buying ornaments and other items made from ivory. Speaking on Monday at...
View ArticleDelink traffic department from the police, says PS
The Ministry of Transport now want the traffic police department delinked from the National Police Service and be placed under the recently launched National Transport and Safety Authority. Speaking...
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